this was my Yaris 2 days ago:
(http://static.flickr.com/69/200497849_df039a0eb6_b.jpg)
I dunno what happened :?: :?: musta been windy last night but this is how it looks now!
(http://static.flickr.com/66/200497851_34545eccbe_b.jpg)
:mrgreen: ;)
LOL jap tat ;) surprised the whole boot lid hasnt blown off ;) lol
what am i looking at?
edit: no badges? you do that?
a small japanese car
:lol:
Yes, the badges have all fallen off (with a bit of help from a hairdryer)
lol confused me with the title. looks good, i woulg have kept the bigun in the middle personally.
twere the last one to go, but in the end I decided it had to ;)
new springs next, I think.... :) and maybe dampers if I am still not satisfied with the bodyroll situation.
and then strut-bracing if I am still not satisfied after that.
suspension is easily the weakest point in the cars performance - mind you, it is quite comfortable :lol: thats the trade off though, huh.
Before shot looks better IMO :shock:
Can I just ask for my own sanity and the benefit of none ricers globally:
WTF is the point? Ashamed its a Yaris? :lol:
I could understand debadging my Clio, so no one would recognise how crap it really is and how small an engine it has.
looks cleaner without them tbfh
could do with loosing the sticker in the rear window to tho ;)
Quote from: Binary Shadowlooks cleaner without them tbfh
could do with loosing the sticker in the rear window to tho ;)
darn right.. yes indeedy, off it comes tomorrow I think :)
@ Nige.. not at all. I am very happy driving something thats not a saxo / other common-or-garden small-car.
I saw pics on the toyota owners club and they look cleaner... I wanted. so I now have.
I must say, I dont usually like the de-badged look but I think it suits Yarii as it has a small tailgate & bits that stick out in the bumper. I think de-badged cars look wrong when they are completely featureless. :)
Debadging is good on bikes, cars, and anything else you can remove logos and brand naming from. Hell, I debadge the aspirin bottle at home. :lol:
You know what kind of car you have, so why have the stupid logos? Its not like I walk around with pants that have a chrome badge stating the fabric content and waist size. :lol:
Quote from: maximusotterDebadging is good on bikes, cars, and anything else you can remove logos and brand naming from. Hell, I debadge the aspirin bottle at home. :lol:
You know what kind of car you have, so why have the stupid logos? Its not like I walk around with pants that have a chrome badge stating the fabric content and waist size. :lol:
Opposite ends of the spectrum I guess.
I just see no need in changing the original fabrication of the car in such a way, it must affect resale value too I would have thought. Would anyone debadge a Mercedes, or even a Ferrari? :mrgreen:
Ferraris dont have 5 badges on the back.. ;) more like 2.
they look pretty clean enough as standard!
Quote from: Clockd 0NeI just see no need in changing the original fabrication of the car in such a way, it must affect resale value too I would have thought. Would anyone debadge a Mercedes, or even a Ferrari? :mrgreen:
I bet Chuck Norris debadges his Ferrari. :D Then rebadges it with a picture of himself. Better yet, he stares at the badge long enough and through his anger, reforms the enamels in his own image. :D
Are you going to sell your badges on eBay with a little story to go along with them, or will you glue them back on when you sell it?
into a bag they go and ill keep em for the next owner
wont put them on before I sell though - job for the next owner lol
or if the car wont sell... well I may think about it.
but yes, definately keeping them :) probably worth a fair bit tbh
Quote from: maximusotterDebadging is good on bikes, cars, and anything else you can remove logos and brand naming from. Hell, I debadge the aspirin bottle at home. :lol:
You know what kind of car you have, so why have the stupid logos? Its not like I walk around with pants that have a chrome badge stating the fabric content and waist size. :lol:
lol thats just sexual frustration mate! :D lol :lol:
Quote from: snellgrovetwere the last one to go, but in the end I decided it had to ;)
new springs next, I think.... :) and maybe dampers if I am still not satisfied with the bodyroll situation.
and then strut-bracing if I am still not satisfied after that.
suspension is easily the weakest point in the cars performance - mind you, it is quite comfortable :lol: thats the trade off though, huh.
Dampers aint going to dictate the body roll - thats what an anti roll bar is for - it needs to be thicker ie stiffer. A very small increase in thickness leads to massive differences in stiffness.
Stuffer springs (That therefore NEED stronger dampers - never alter one without the other) have an effect on body roll.
Strut braces only have a very minor effect - they act more to prevent sudden camber changes - i suppose that could cause more grip which is always a good thing. There is quite a bit of heated argument over their usefulness.
Carefully chosen and set up AR bars dictate the over and understeer characteristics, by altering the front/back rear roll ratio
I would like to buy a coilover kit - springs, dampers etc but its a tad over Ã,£500.
buying in 2 stages is a bit kinder to the wallet :P
what ill do, is buy the springs and if I dont like it still, the dampers will follow, which will no doubt match the uprated springs better.
the springs are fairly soft on the Yaris, but the dampers might be ok - well see... plenty of people on the Toyota owners club have done springs only and are fine - ideally id like to have the TEIN coilover kit which supports EDFC.
pretty expensive, but you can alter the ride height of the car whenever you want, from a controller on the dashboard. 3 profiles I think you get so id have a high / soft comfy one, a lower than standard but only say.. 20mm or whatever for A / B roads (fairly bumpy!) and Id have a fast-road / motorway / duel carriageway one... and itd be another 20mm lower!!
Why not take the dealer sticker off ? :roll:
Quote from: Clockd 0NeQuote from: maximusotterDebadging is good on bikes, cars, and anything else you can remove logos and brand naming from. Hell, I debadge the aspirin bottle at home. :lol:
You know what kind of car you have, so why have the stupid logos? Its not like I walk around with pants that have a chrome badge stating the fabric content and waist size. :lol:
Opposite ends of the spectrum I guess.
I just see no need in changing the original fabrication of the car in such a way, it must affect resale value too I would have thought. Would anyone debadge a Mercedes, or even a Ferrari? :mrgreen:
He can keep them and stick em back on if he sells the thing to someone else.
Snell, TBH it is a common or garden small car as its very popular!